In a message dated 3/8/00 6:36:56 PM !!!First Boot!!!, lesbart1@juno.com writes: << It strikes me........ than when one files the grooves out, one gets to less compacted felt, and a more mellow tone, softer, perhaps might be expected, though what I've heard is that the sound should get louder. I'll be appreciative of enlightenment. thanks les bartlett >> My thoughts. The grooves in the hammer is where the felt is most compacted. Thus creating a harsher tone. (Not necessarily a louder tone.) When the hammer is filed, more compacted felt is exposed, (the felt closer to the core is harder). But, in the process of filing, the felt is softened up a bit, thus creating a softer tone. Wim
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